two words: betsy glasenaap

i think the whole point of going to my 5 year college reunion was to reunite with betsy.
well not really, but i feel like she and i were shadows throughout the day and a half SMU homecoming extravaganza. some key points about the weekend and visit:

• if you are driving a luggage cart, don't ram it into a plane
• they should have a flight for newborns and their virgin flights-- screaming babies = every nanny's joy
• lack of sleep feels akin to being somewhat sloshed
• whenever you leave a place it will change and usually in ways that could have impacted you- hello can we say new JOURNALISM DIVISION (we are no longer bastard children!)
• SMU can win football games (second game won of the year)
• football actually made sense to me for the first time
• which then made the game fun
• SMU is wooing the decisionmakers to give them the Bush library
• purple makes a great coordinating color- it's the new grey in fact
• chorizo tastes great in beans
• buca di beppo makes a fabulous location to meet up with old friends- nothing like a lot of garlic to make everyone really friendly
• "the incredibles" is such a fun romp
• texas squirrels have such endearing qualities unlike SF rat-birds
• my mom is a great woman and fabulous hostess
• singing a cher song at karaoke does not automatically guarantee people will dance-
• even if it is the remix version
• reconnecting with people is super-fun
• and can challenge the status-quo in my life and theirs
• smoking in bars/clubs sucks and should be banned globally
• sometimes the best time is spent in the company of people you cherish doing absolutely nothing
• the actual five-year reunion reminded me that i am in touch with probably the great majority of people i want to have relationship with in my life-
• though it's always fun to catch up
• once an RA, a person is an RA for life
• RA's have a particular temperament and such a sense of camaraderie when encountering others with that bent (to write people up)
• young love is sometimes the truest love of all
• i'm happy about my life path
• i smiled when i saw the ocean from my window, even if only as a dark mass of water